2016
DOI: 10.1159/000447120
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Brown Heroin-Associated <b><i>Candida albicans</i></b> Ventriculitis and Endopthalmitis Treated with Voriconazole

Abstract: Chronic meningitis and ventriculitis are defined as inflammatory pleocytoses in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and ependyma that persists for at least 1 month without spontaneous resolution. Because the CSF communicates directly with the posterior compartments of the eye, fungal infections in the brain often cause secondary ophthalmologic complications. We report a 23-year-old male who presented to the emergency room with progressive severe headaches associated with insidious monocular vision loss. After extens… Show more

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